Article
Family Resources, Family Strains, and Stress Following the Northridge Earthquake
Stress, Trauma, and Crisis
(2006)
Abstract
This study examined the relationships among family resource
losses, family coping, social support, family stresses and strains,
and psychological distress following a 6.7 magnitude earthquake
in Northridge, California. The project includes a control group of
persons living in a city that did not experience the earthquake.
One month after the event, 301 participants (118 men, 183
women) completed a questionnaire asking about demographics,
family coping, family stresses and strains, social support network,
resource loss, and symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). PTSD symptoms were associated with being
female, family strains, resource loss (especially personal characteristic and energy), and depression. Participants experiencing the earthquake had higher distress levels than those in the control
group who did not experience the earthquake. Implications and
future research directions are discussed.
Keywords
- Disaster stress,
- Earthquake,
- Family functioning,
- Family resources,
- Natural disaster,
- Psychological distress,
- Trauma
Disciplines
Publication Date
2006
DOI
10.1080/15434610600854038
Publisher Statement
Published by Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group
Citation Information
David N. Sattler. "Family Resources, Family Strains, and Stress Following the Northridge Earthquake" Stress, Trauma, and Crisis Vol. 9 (2006) p. 187 - 202 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david-sattler/16/